Brooks Koepka Reacts To Rory McIlroy Winning Player Of The Year

CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 20: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays his shot from the 15th tee during the first round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 20, 2019 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)

On Wednesday afternoon, Rory McIlroy was named PGA Tour Player of the Year.

Fans from around the country immediately flocked to their social media channels to complain about Brooks Koepka not being given the honor.

The PGA Tour Player of the Year honor is voted on by fellow golfers and not an overall statistic from the season of tournaments. Koepka is a fan-favorite, but his peers clearly didn’t see him as the best option for the award despite his dominance on the course this year.

Koepka isn’t worried about losing to McIlroy, though.

“Rory had a great year, congrats to him,” Koepka said via Rich Lerner.

Just touched base with @BKoepka and he was very gracious, saying “Rory had a great year, congrats to him.”